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You Say Macaroon...

Posted by Kathe Lemon in The Food Files on Mar 9 2010 12:40

Macaroons/macarons from Naked Desserts in Inglewood.

90 Things in 90 Days: March 10 It's Karaoke time

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 6 2010 19:31

Rock out with your rendition of “Summer Nights” during karaoke at Ducky’s Pub in Mission. (duckyspub.com)

This friendly pub has karaoke seven nights a week.

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90 Things in 90 Days: March 9 Dinosaurs Alive at the Calgary Zoo

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 6 2010 19:25

Tour the Calgary Zoo’s presentation of Dinosaurs Alive populated with life-sized animatronic dinosaurs that move and sound like the real thing. (calgaryzoo.org)

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90 Things in 90 Days: March 8 Shop at CrossIron Mills

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 6 2010 19:16

Shop the sales and spring merchandise at the more than 200 stores in CrossIron Mills. (crossironmills.com)

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90 Things in 90 Days: March 7 Oscar Night

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 6 2010 19:09

Get your ballots and fake acceptance speeches ready and host an Academy Awards viewing party.

And Oscar.com has partnered with Facebook to present a live from the red carpet webcast.

90 Things in 90 Days: March. 6 DJD presents Possessed

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 5 2010 16:36

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks’ annual fundraising dance party — Possessed, is on at Hotel Arts. (getpossessed.com)

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Housing and Transportation

Posted by Kathe Lemon in The Big Idea on Mar 5 2010 15:57

Calgary faces a problem with affordable housing that many other growing urban centres in North America are also facing: what affordable housing there is for working families exists on the edges of the city. Along with many other cities, Calgary's suburbs continue to expand outwards and this is where cheaper housing lies, not in the additional density being added to the inner city.

90 Things in 90 Days: March. 5 The Banff Centre hosts Suzanne Vega

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 5 2010 13:23

American songstress Suzanne Vega plays at The Banff Centre’s Eric Harvie Theatre. (banffcentre.ca)

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Charcut Roast House Grand Opening

Posted by Avenue Staff in The Food Files on Mar 5 2010 12:47

It was the grand opening of Charcut Roast House last night and more than 200 guest turned out to sip, sample and mingle. It’s been a long time in the making for this restaurant at the base of Hotel Le Germain and the place didn’t disappoint. 

90 Things in 90 Days: March. 4 The 18th Annual $100 Film Festival

Posted by Avenue Staff in Culture Snacks on Mar 4 2010 14:31

Watch movies made on the cheap. The $100 Film Festival screens its films March 4 to 6. (100dollarfilmfestival.org)

This year is the 18th annual festival. Presented by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers.

5 top picks to watch from the extensive CSIF collection.
Must-see movies from 5 local filmmakers